Gregorio Montejo, a Mexican immigrant, after 25 years of working in the United States is taken to Sherburne County Jail.
Now his family is fighting to get him released. Because in this country, anything is possible.
Or is it? You're going inside America's criminal justice system, as you follow one immigrant family's journey from central Minnesota to ICE lockup, from federal court to the Mexican border, all to free Gregorio before he gets deported.
It's Part II of the story separating the soul of a country, from a place called Sherburne County Jail.
This is American Refugee.
Written, Engineered & Produced: Sam Graber
Music: Purple Funk Metropolis, Ryini Beats
Recorded: Minneapolis, MN
Original Release: August 2020
https://odaction.com/americanrefugee
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